Mexican side Monterrey traveled to Colombia for a Copa Libertadores match against Once Caldas, but manager Victor Manuel Vucetich said his club might use a different strategy this time than their last trip to South America.Monterrey used reserves and left most of their players at home against Sao Paulo, and the club suffered a 2-0 setback.This time around, however, Vucetich might do things differ
I had always been a soccer fan, in one form or another, since before I could read.In pre-school, my dad bought me a size three Mitre ball.I loved it.I loved soccer, I think, from the very start.Alexi Lalas was my first soccer hero.To an eight-year old, with famous soccer players few and far between, he was the coolest thing since juice boxes.The rock guitars, the fact that he didn't play for any
The Germans, leading 2-1 from the first leg, were second best for long periods of the game and had looked to be on their way out of the competition when Juan Vargas and Stevan Jovetic scored the game's opening two goals to put the hosts ahead in the tie for the first time.But Jovetic's strike sparked a manic 11-minute period during which four goals were scored and Bayern took an unlikely grip on
exico's sixth and final U.S -based friendly will be played against Angola, Soccer United Marketing announced Tuesday.Mexico and Angola met four years ago in Germany, with the Africans pulling out a surprising 0-0 draw against Mexico.Their upcoming meeting will serve as perparation for Mexico, who will play hosts South Africa in the opening game of the World Cup, on June 11 in Johannesburg.Angola
By JAMES PIERCY STATS European Football Writer=LONDON (SE) - Birmingham boss Alex McLeish's praised strike duo Cameron Jerome and Chucho Benitez as the pair helped fire Blues to their first Premier League away win of 2010 with a 2-1 win at lowly Portsmouth.Benitez, making his first start for over a month, laid on both goals for Jerome inside the first half to earn a degree of revenge for Birmingh
By Martyn HermanLONDON, March 9 - Three days can be a long time infootball as Nicklas Bendtner proved on Tuesday.On Saturday against Burnley the gangly Dane's finishingprowess was distinctly Sunday morning pub league standard but onTuesday it was worthy of the Champions League as his firstArsenal hat-trick helped power his side into the quarter-finals.Bendtner, an industrial presence in a team f
The Dane was derided for a performance against Burnley on Saturday in which he missed a sackful of chances, but he made amends in style as Arsenal claimed a 6-2 aggregate win to book their quarter-final place.Asked if Saturday had played on his mind, he told Sky Sports 2: Not at all.Every time I play a game I put it behind me as soon as it's finished. Sometimes it's one of those days and today I
Robert Snodgrass' opener was added to by Beckford's penalty before John Welsh pulled a goal back for Rovers, but Luciano Becchio made it 3-1 by the break and Beckford rounded off the win.Steve Morison's double helped Millwall boost their play-off push with a 3-1 win at Carlisle.Danny Livesey pulled one back in injury time - only for Danny Schofield to restore the Lions' two-goal margin.Aaron Wilb
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